Combination heating and rinsing device



F615. 5 1946. H L, PY LE 2,394,330

COMBINATION HEATING AND RINSING DEVICE Filed March 2, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Patented Feb. 5, 1946 OFFICE- COMBWATION HEATING AND RINSING DEVICE Herbert L. Pyle, Springfield, Ohio Application March 2, 1943, Ser.ial.No. 477,744

1 Claim. (CL. 68--237) This invention relates to combination heating and rinsing devices especially adaptable to washing machines.v

A large number of washing machines now in use make no provision for heating water, consequently said machines must be furnished with hot water obtained from some source and in many instances. laundry stoves are employed for the purpose of heating, the water. It is the primary object of this invention to provide a device adaptable to a washing machine in which water may be heated to a desired temperature and then directed into the washing machine as. needed, eliminating the cost and the maintenance of laundry stoves and also providing a device in which articles removed from the washing machine after being washed may be conveniently rinsed.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a combination heating and rinsing device constructed in accordance with my invention and showing the same applied to the top portion of a washing machine for the purpose of supplying hot water thereto and also to be used for rinsing articles removed from the washing machine.

Figure 2 is a front elevation illustrating the device.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view showing the device applied to the tub of the washing machine and occupying a position for rinsing of articles removed from the washing machine.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing the device in position of furnishing hot water to the tub of the washing machine.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view showing the device positioned on the tub of the washing machine for rinsing purposes.

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view showing the device discharging water into the tub of the washing machine.

Figure '7 is a perspective view, illustrating one section of a bracket.

Figure 8 is a perspective view illustrating other section of the bracket.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 5 indicates a tank, fully open at its upper the end and shaped tov conform to the; contour of the tub of a washing machine. In the present showing of the tank 5 it is of arcuate shape so that it may be readily installed on a washing machine employing a cylindrical tub, as shown by dotted lines and indicated by the character 6. However, the shapes of the tubsof'different washing .machines vary in some instances and therefore the tank must be manufactured in different shapes so that they can be easily installed on washing machines now in use.

The tank 5 adjacent its upper edge and at. one end thereof. is provided with a fitting lto which a flexible hose may be connected forsupplying the tank with water from a water source such as a hydrant. The tank 5' on opposite sides thereof and adjacent the bottom wall is provided with drain valves 8 and 9, the valve 8 being employed for directing water from the tank 5- into the tub of the washing machine while the valve 9 is employed for draining the tank 5 when the use of the device is discontinued.

Any suitable. heating mediums arev arranged under the tank 5 for the purpose of heating the water therein. In the present showing, the heating mediums are indicated by the character ill arranged in suitable hangers I I carried by plates 12 riveted or otherwise secured to the bottom wall of the tank 5. The purpose of the plates I2 is to prevent the bottom wall of the tank 5 from burning out. A suitable wind guard l3 may be provided for the heating mediums It as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 2.

The inner vertical wall of the tank 5 is preferably offset slightly inward at its middle, as shown at M (see Fig. 1), where the drain valve 8 is applied so that said drain valve .8 may be accommodated between the tank 5 and the tub of the washing machine when said tank 5 is applied to the washing machine for rinsing purposes.

Brackets l5 are provided on the tank 5 for the support thereof from the ground surface and also for attaching the tank onto the tub in different positions.

Each bracket [5 includes a combined leg and foot portion l6 provided with anelongated slot IT. The other section of the bracket l5 includes a horizontal portion I8, a vertically extending portion l9 integral with one end of the horizontal portion I8 and a vertical portion 28 integral with the other end of the horizontal portion Ill. The portion 20 depends from the horizontal portion l8, while the vertical portion l9 rises from the horizontal portion l 8 and has its upper end offset and bent to form a hook 2| to engage over the upper edge of the tub of the washing machine. A forked portion 22 is formed on the horizontal portion in close proximity to the vertical portion ID to engage with the upper edge of the tub of the washing machine. The horizontal portion I8 is provided with openings to receive fasteners for securing said portion on the bottom wall of the tank 5. The vertical portion is also may be provided with an opening to receive a fastener for securing the vertical portion on one of the vertical walls of the tank 5.

The depending portion 23 is provided with openings to receive bolts 23 provided with wing nuts 24. The bolts 23 also extend through the slot H in the leg and foot portion 16 whereby the portion l6 may be adjusted vertically relative to the depending portion 20. This arrangement will permit the adapting of the present invention to the tub of a washing machine so that the tank will be disposed in a plane above the tub of the washing machine or may be lowered so that the upper edge of the tank is substantially flush with the upper edge of the tub of the washing machine, as shown in Figure 5, when the device is employed for rinsing purposes. In operation, the present invention is first applied to the tub of the washing machine, as shown in Figure 6, so that after the water has been heated to a desired temperature in the tank 5 it may be directed intothe tub of the washing machine, by opening the valve 8. After the tub of the washing machine has received suflicient hot water and the washing of articles therein has been completed, the tank 5 is lowered and assumes a, position on the tub of the washing machine, as shown in Figure 3. The tank 5 when in the latter-named position is employed for rinsing the washed articles taken from the tub of the washing machine. The tank 5 being in 'the lowered position makes it convenient to lift the articles from the tub of the washing machine and transfer them into the tank whence the rinsing operation can be carried out.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

In a rinsing machine of the character described, an open topped tank, dispensing means connected with said tank and adapted to discharge water from the tank into the tub of the washing machine, other means to drain Water from the tank outside of the washing machine tub, and brackets secured to said tank and each bracket including a horizontal portion secured supportingly to the under side of the tank, a depending portion at one end of the horizontal portion to function as a part of a supporting leg, a substantially vertical upwardly extending portion at the other end of the horizontal portion of the bracket and secured to the tank, said upward bracket extension being formed with a hook on its upper end for supporting engagement with the upper edge portion of the tub of the washing machine, and a vertically adjustable downward extension on the depending portion of the bracket to complete a supporting leg, means for adjustably securing said adjustable downward extension on said depending portion of the bracket, and a downwardly disposed forked portion formed on the horizontal portion of the bracket and engageable with the upper edge portion of the washing machine tub, said hook-shaped end of the upstanding portion of the bracket and the forked portion thereof respectively providing difierent contact'mediums for the edge portion of the tub of the washing machine whereby to attach the tank to the tub with the tank at different elevations, in one position at the side of the washing machine, and in another position higher but at least not below the top of the tub.

HERBERT L. PYLE. 

